Funhouse (Pink album)

Funhouse
Studio album by
Pink
ReleasedOctober 24, 2008 (2008-10-24)
Recorded2007–2008
GenrePop rock[1]
Length45:05
Label
Producer
Pink chronology
The Remixes
(2007) 		Funhouse
(2008) 		Funhouse Tour: Live in Australia
(2009)
Singles from Funhouse
  1. "So What"
    Released: August 25, 2008
  2. "Sober"
    Released: November 10, 2008
  3. "Please Don't Leave Me"
    Released: February 16, 2009
  4. "Bad Influence"
    Released: May 8, 2009
  5. "Funhouse"
    Released: August 3, 2009
  6. "I Don't Believe You"
    Released: October 5, 2009
  7. "Glitter in the Air"
    Released: January 31, 2010

Funhouse is the fifth studio album by American singer and songwriter Pink, released by LaFace Records and Jive Records in Europe on October 24, 2008, and on October 28 in the United States. A pop and pop rock record, Funhouse was inspired by Pink's separation from her husband, Carey Hart. To record the album, she enlisted her previous collaborators, such as Billy Mann, Butch Walker, Max Martin and MuchoPsycho, while also involving new music producers and songwriters, such as Danja, Jimmy Harry, Tony Kanal and Eg White.

The album received positive reviews from music critics. It debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 chart, selling 180,000 copies in its first week and reached number one on the charts in seven countries including Australia, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Ireland and the United Kingdom. Overall, it peaked inside the top ten in more than twenty countries. It was certified as double-platinum by Recording Industry Association of America and 13 times platinum by Australian Recording Industry Association. Funhouse sold more than 4 million units worldwide.

Seven singles were released from the album. The lead single, "So What" became a huge commercial success, topping the US Billboard Hot 100, additionally to twelve more countries, including the UK, Canada and Australia. "Sober" and "Please Don't Leave Me" also became successful, entering the top ten in many countries, additionally peaking at numbers fifteen and seventeen on the Hot 100 respectively. The seventh single, "Glitter in the Air", was released after her critically acclaimed performance at the 52nd Grammy Awards, which was honored as one of the best in the history of Grammy.

To further promote the album, Pink embarked on the worldwide Funhouse Tour in 2009, which broke the record for the biggest tour in Australian history, and the Funhouse Summer Carnival stadium tour at Europe in 2010. The tours sold a combined total 3 million tickets, and brought the tour to a final gross of $150 million. Funhouse earned Pink three Grammy Award nominations and five MTV Video Music Award nominations. As of 2012, Funhouse has sold 7 million copies worldwide.[2]

  1. ^ "Time Out Hong Kong – Music – Pink – Funhouse". Archived from the original on 5 November 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
  2. ^ Hamard, Jonathan (August 8, 2012). "Pink : Lily Allen, Eminem et Nate en featuring sur son nouvel album "The Truth About Love"" (in French). ChartinFrance.net (Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique). Retrieved September 9, 2014.